Jim Goodwin is hopeful that he can keep on-loan Celtic star Liam Scales at the club for the rest of the season after praising Parkhead chiefs for their transparency on the terms of his temporary deal.
Scales joined Celtic last summer from League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers, though he failed to make an impact during his debut season in Glasgow's east end. With Cameron Carter-Vickers, Stephen Welsh and Carl Starfelt ahead of him in the pecking order, and with the loan signing of Moritz Jenz this summer, Aberdeen came calling to whisk the Irishman away for a season.
His loan spell has proved to be a positive acquisition for Goodwin's men so far with his side sitting third in the Scottish Premiership table and Scales having racked up 19 appearances in all competitions, missing just one game due to a suspension picked up against Hibs. Goodwin has opened up on how good Celtic have been in terms of making the deal happen - by insisting that the Hoops would give notice on whether they'd need him back.
Goodwin said: “Steven Gunn has been in contact with Liverpool about Leighton Clarkson and with Celtic about Liam Scales. At the moment we are confident that both will be part of our plans when the January window closes.
"However, we do have contingency plans in place just in case something were to happen. Obviously if Celtic were to get a load of injuries over the next month or two they might think they need that defensive cover – if something were to happen to some of their centre-backs.
“However, Celtic have been great in terms of helping us make that deal happen. And if they want to take Liam back, which I don’t think they will, as they have enough cover there, I am sure they would give us enough notice to make a change in that particular area.”
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